Image Analysis Methods to Determine Fiber PropertiesThe Bauer-McNett classification is a much used method for characterising both chemical and mechanical pulps, although it is more suitable for the latter, because the fibre length distribution is usually broader than in chemical pulps and thus the fibres will be distributed more evenly in each fraction. It has been shown (Lindholm 1980, Koran 1994) that these fractions serve well to predict most of the properties of a given mechanical pulp. Hence it is a suitable method for the analysis of pulp fractionation.
The Bauer-McNett apparatus are to classify pulp primarily according to fibre length, while other factors such as width and fibre flexibility have only minor effects.Full Article

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